Pipeline Safety and Reliability Improvement Act of 2006
Latest action · Jul 17, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pipeline Safety and Reliability Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to revise certain one-call notification system minimum requirements to subject to certain civil and criminal penalties any person who: (1) excavates without first using the one-call notification system to establish the location of underground pipelines; (2) disregards pipeline location information or markings; or (3) fails to take reasonable steps to prevent pipeline damage during excavation. Requires state damage prevention programs to subject persons who violate program requirements to certain civil penalties and other enforcement actions.
Requires a state that has an annual pipeline safety program certification, or a pipeline safety agreement, to have a qualified damage prevention program in order to qualify for a grant to improve its damage prevention program. Authorizes such grants to states that take action to remedy a pipeline safety-related condition that has been ordered to be corrected. Makes technology development grants to eligible organizations to prevent pipeline damage caused by excavation activities.
Urges the streamlining of state and local government permitting procedures for pipeline repair projects (current law) and hazardous liquid pipeline construction projects.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) participate in international forums that establish or recommend mandatory standards for transporting gas and hazardous liquids by pipeline in international commerce; and (2) provide assistance to domestic and international organizations to reduce or eliminate inconsistent requirements that inhibit the safety of pipeline transportation in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce.
Authorizes the Secretary to conduct analyses of the domestic transport capacity of petroleum products by pipeline.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 26, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Jun 26, 2006 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
- Jul 3, 2006Executive Comment Requested from Environmental Quality, Interior, Commerce.
- Jul 3, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Jun 27, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
- Jun 26, 2006Introduced in House
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5782 | Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 | Related bill | Dec 29, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Accident prevention
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Animals
- Authorization
- Civil actions and liability
- Collection of accounts
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Transportation
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Endangered species
- Energy
- Energy prices
- Energy shortages
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Excavation
- Federal aid to transportation
- Fines (Penalties)
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Gas pipelines
- Geographic information systems
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Liquefied natural gas
- Lobbying
- Maintenance and repair
- Ombudsman
- Petroleum
- Petroleum pipelines
- Pipelines
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Risk
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Standards
- State laws
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation of hazardous substances
- Transportation safety
- Wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2006Introduced in House
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